Language Learning | Pimsleur

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About this app

🌍Learn a foreign language right from your phone with our trusted foreign language learning method!

Pimsleur gives Canadians a flexible way to learn a language on their own schedule—no classroom needed. Just 30 minutes a day with our innovative language learning tool helps you speak confidently using real-world audio lessons made for everyday life.

Whether you want to learn French, Arabic, Japanese, or explore other foreign languages like Chinese, Italian, or Spanish, our tested language learning method combines flexibility with proven results. It’s perfect for remote learners, busy schedules, and on-the-go practice.

Why Pimsleur is the Best Way to Learn a Language Remotely:

✅Voice Coach: Start speaking Spanish from your first lesson with our interactive voice coach—ideal for language learning at home or on the move.

✅Self-Paced Learning: Fit language learning into your day with bite-sized audio lessons. Whether you're working, parenting, or studying, Pimsleur’s distance learning platform adapts to your routine.

✅Diverse Language Options: Choose from a wide range of courses, including French language, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Japanese lessons, and more. Our innovative language learning tool is designed for learners who want flexibility and focus.

✅Track Your Progress: Our language app includes progress tracking tools to help you stay motivated while you learn new languages step by step.

✅Fun Language Learning: Enjoy fun language learning through natural conversations, not memorization. Study where and when you want with a method that feels more like real life than a textbook.

Thousands of learners across Canada trust Pimsleur’s innovative language learning tool to help them learn a new language for travel, work, or personal growth. From complete beginners to lifelong learners, Pimsleur makes it easy to learn a new language—anytime, anywhere.

Whether you're interested in Spanish learning apps, want to learn Chinese or speak Spanish fluently, or simply want a more flexible way to study, Pimsleur is your go-to distance learning language platform.
Enjoy learning any language anywhere | Learn French, Spanish, Japanese & more!
Updated on
Nov 2, 2026

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Ratings and reviews

16.2K reviews
Katherine Kayhanian
July 9, 2026
Actual lessons that teach you and give you opportunity to practise in real time - much more than just an audio phrasebook with flashcards like other apps. This is the only language app I've tried that I feel is worth paying for. The language I'm learning doesn't have the AI voice recognition unfortunately and there doesn't seem to be a discount in recognition of that, which would be nice. But I'm still giving 5 stars because I really feel like I'm learning to converse, not just repeat phrases.
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Simon & Schuster
July 14, 2026
Hi Katherine! We are happy to hear you enjoy our method! I won't say we've heard this before ... but we have! :) So happy you are finally learning to speak and focusing on conversation. We focus on developing listening skills through various techniques pioneered by Dr. Pimsleur. Happy learning. You've got this! Pimsleur team
mickey kawick
April 17, 2026
overall it's a great app and there are a couple of areas that could be improved. 1) while walking along with my phone in my hand there's this constant pop-up that asks me if there's a problem and to report an error and it prevents me from pushing pause or anything like that. 2) I often download the lessons so that I can go offline taking this app for a hike and finding where it has the Old lessons stored is really difficult. 3) the app uses a surprising amount of bandwidth I was surprised.
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Simon & Schuster
April 19, 2026
Hi mickey! We are happy to know that you have found the Pimsleur app useful. Thank you for providing your valuable feedback! we are taking it to the development department, please write to us at pimsleur@simonandschuster.com if you have other suggestions that we can do to improve. We would love to hear from you! Pimsleur team
Chaz
April 20, 2026
It's a very good app for learning Korean. The use of genders and having a distinctly American voice for prompts and narration works very well up until lesson 28 of level 1. There's a point when the American keeps saying, "Time" in conjunction with the Korean speaker, but it's not clear why he's saying it. My guess is that his part is supposed to be part of her explanation, but if that's so, then they should have had the Korean saying, "Time" instead. Other than that, so far so good.
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Simon & Schuster
April 20, 2026
Hi Chaz! We are happy to know that you have found the Pimsleur app useful for learning Korean. Thank you for sharing your detailed feedback about lesson 28—We will take a look and fix it if necessary. Because we want to earn 5 stars from you. Please write to us at pimsleur@simonandschuster.com. We’d love to hear from you! Pimsleur Team

What’s new

Conversation Coach is now available for Japanese!
Build confidence for real conversations with your AI-powered coach:

• Put vocabulary and phrases from your lessons to use in guided conversations.
• Practice real-life situations based on your interests and goals.
• Get feedback on grammar and pronunciation to help you improve.

We’d love to hear from you! Please reach out to us anytime at pimsleur@simonandschuster.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @Pimsleur